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No. 3 Women's Swimming and Diving falls to No. 12 Auburn, 183-117
01.13.2011 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 13, 2011
AUBURN, Ala. -- No. 3 Texas (2-1) collected four victories, including a pair from sophomore Laura Sogar in the breaststroke events, but No. 12 Auburn (3-0) posted a 183-117 victory over the Longhorns Thursday at the Tigers' James E. Martin Aquatic Center.
Texas secured a pair of NCAA provisional-qualifying cuts in the 200-yard medley relay, but Auburn claimed the victory in 1 minute, 39.90 seconds. The UT quartet of freshman Lily Moldenhauer, Sogar, sophomore Kelsey Amundsen and junior Karlee Bispo took second in 1:40.39. Texas' Jessica Guro, Bethany Adams, Ellen Lobb and Katie Riefenstahl took fourth in 1:42.24.
Auburn extended its early lead by placing first and second in the 1,000 freestyle. Junior Leah Gingrich led the Longhorns with a third-place showing in 10:02.94, while freshman Lauren Ross took fifth in 10:07.25. Bispo notched the first victory of the afternoon for the Horns in the 200 freestyle, where she cruised to victory with a NCAA "B" cut of 1:47.13. Freshman Samantha Tucker took second for Texas in 1:49.84.
Moldenhauer added another NCAA "B" cut when she placed second in the 100 backstroke at 54.73. Guro followed in third at 55.51, and freshman Alex Hooper took fifth in 56.48. Sogar posted her first win of the day in the 100 breaststroke at 1:01.09. UT's Adams took fifth in 1:02.86. Sogar claimed UT's school record in the 100 breaststroke last month at the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational.
Gingrich posted another win for Texas in the 200 butterfly, where she was victorious with a NCAA "B" cut of 1:59.67. UT's Lobb took third in 2:01.48, and senior Katie Hamilton placed fourth in 2:04.86. Texas' Adams led the Horns in the 50 freestyle with a second-place time of 22.94, good for a NCAA "B" cut. UT's Amundsen took fourth in 23.32.
Sophomore Maren Taylor paced the Texas divers with a third-place total of 263.48 points in the one-meter diving event. Sophomore Samantha Holland took fourth place with 259.50 points. Bispo led the Horns in the 100 freestyle, where she took third in 50.49. Moldenhauer placed fourth in 50.97. UT's Riefenstahl took third in the 200 backstroke in 1:59.50, just off of the NCAA provisional-qualifying standard of 1:59.24. Guro placed fourth in 2:01.46, and freshman Melanie McClure took fifth in 2:02.38.
Sogar completed a sweep of the breaststroke events, as she was victorious in the event's 200-yard distance at 2:12.91. Freshman Catherine Wagner placed fifth for UT at 2:19.56. Senior Adrienne Woods paced the Horns in the 500 freestyle with a third-place time of 4:55.04. Tucker took fourth place in 4:56.30. Texas' Lobb added a third-place showing in the 100 butterfly at 55.30, and Moldenhauer placed fourth at 55.43. UT's Amundsen rounded out the top-five at 55.56.
Taylor led Texas once more in the three-meter diving event, where she took third place with 298.35 points. Redshirt sophomore Shelby Cullinan placed fourth with 296.10 points. Gingrich finished the afternoon with a second-place time of 4:19.62 in the 400 individual medley. Sogar added a third-place mark of 4:20.80, and Wagner took fourth place in 4:32.11.
UT finished off the meet by taking second in the 200 freestyle relay, as Amundsen, Adams, Riefenstahl and Bispo finished in 1:33.18.
Texas continues its road swing through the Southeastern Conference on Saturday when it takes on No. 2 Georgia at 10 a.m. Central.
POST-MEET COMMENTS
Texas head coach Kim Brackin
"I am happy with the way we raced today. We're on track for where I expected us to be at this point in the season. Although it is disappointing to lose, in no way do I see our confidence shaken. Ellen Lobb is blossoming and is always striving to make an impact. Her third-place finish in the 100 butterfly from an outside lane was awesome. Laura Sogar was tough as usual in both breaststrokes. Adrienne Woods and Sam Tucker raced with a lot of pride today, and I was very happy with the way they finished their races. We'll continue to focus our energy only on what we can control and get ourselves ready to face another strong team on Saturday."
